WASHINGTON: The US court gave the go-ahead on Wednesday for retired Pakistani army doctor and businessman to be extradited to India, where he is accused of participation in V deadly 2008 attacks in coastal city of Mumbai.
Tahavvur Rana, 62, is serving a 14-year sentence.year offer announced in 2013 in Chicago for security support to Lashkar-e-Taiba, a banned religious organization accused for a three-day rampage that claimed the lives of 166 people. people. He was, however, not found be an accomplice in attacks.
Subsequently, in In June 2020, India filed a complaint seeking interim arrest of Wound, who also has Canadian citizenship, with A view to extradition. According to the Indian Express, the administration of Joe Biden “supported and approved” the extradition.
“The court considered and took into account all of submitted documents in support of And in objected to the motion and considered the arguments presented at the hearing,” Judge Jacqueline Chuljyan said. in court order 48 pages on May 16, which was released on Wednesday.
“Based on on such review and consideration and for the reasons discussed in this paper, the court draws conclusions set forward below and certify to the secretary of State of USA of Wound on alleged offenses that are the subject of Petition,” the judge wrote.
Rana’s lawyer on the other side denies the allegations and opposes extradition.
Rana had also was found guilty in June 2011 of in collusion attack Danish newspaper, alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba plot that was never carried out out.
During the hearing, lawyers for United States government claimed that Rana knew that his childhood friend David Headley, an American who is a suspect in litigation, participated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, helping Headley and providing him with cover. for his activities he was supporting V group and his associates.
The wound knew of Headley meetings, what was discussed and planning of attacks, including some of goals. United States government claimed that Rana was part of of conspiracy is probable cause that he did something significant crime of commission of terrorist act.
